Reviewed by Sarah Goodman Duffy Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: It took me until I was seventeen to figure out I was Queer. No crushes on girls. I pretended not to have them because it would have been easier to like a boy. Just the overwhelming realization that much of what I thought was […]
Answers in the Pages
Reviewed by Sarah Goodman Duffy Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: But even if you pull all the Queer books from our class, even if you could manage to somehow pull all the Queer books from this town, I guarantee you, you will not stop us from being who we are. The worst damage you […]
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
Reviewed by Addison Rosenberg Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: This was because of you . . . . I may be a queen, but it is you who have the true power. — Queen of Marsyas, Zoe Chapelwhite This is not the first time I have been completely floored by one of TJ Klune’s […]
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Reviewed by Sarah Goodman Duffy Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Spanish edition available here. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. — V. E. Schwab on The House in the Cerulean Sea The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune’s breakout book, tells the story of Linus Baker, a quiet, by-the-book caseworker […]
Barrio Rising: The Protest that Built Chicano Park
Reviewed by Sarah Goodman Duffy Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Spanish edition available here. Barrio Rising is a lyrically illustrated account of a San Diego community’s collective action to build Chicano Park. Author María Dolores Águila grew up in a San Diego neighborhood not far from Barrio Logan that faced similar environmental challenges due to industrial […]
V. Malar: Greatest Host of All Time
Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: V. Malar: Greatest Host of All Time is the first book in an early chapter book series featuring a Tamil protagonist from a remote farming village in India as she embarks on new experiences. This first installment revolves around Pongal, a four-day Hindu harvest festival. […]